Retirement

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched an online pensions porum to help build a consensus around the white paper proposals.

Latest figures from Prudential's Retirement Index show more than one million pensioners have debts averaging over £15,000.

Scottish Equitable is extending its product range with the launch of a Group Self-Invested Personal Pension (Sipp).

The Liberal Democrats have expressed doubts as to whether the pensions white paper offers the right foundation for the introduction of personal accounts.

Proposed pension reforms do not provide a solid foundation for the introduction of a national pension savings scheme.

Over 75% of employers are committed to providing a pension despite continuing high costs, particularly for final salary schemes.

The chief executive of the National Association of Pension Funds is leaving to join Barclays Bank.

The majority of consumers support an industry solution for pensions, according to a survey by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

The concept of personal pension accounts has been broadly welcomed by the public, according to the government.

Both employees and senior mangers in the UK want all employee benefits, including company pensions, to be included in job adverts, according to a new study from Axa.